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'They kick the ball out a lot and have long stoppages before scrum so it's hard to get pace in the game against them,' said Jones, who watched France blow a 16-point half-time lead against Wales.

'The way the game is being refereed now, increasingly we're getting longer stoppages in the game which I don't think is for the healthiness of the game.

'There's a couple of ways we can get a bit of pace in the game on Sunday and we'll investigate those. We have to have fatigue in the game.'

Against Ireland last week, England injected tempo with special plays such as Jamie George's overthrown lineout to Manu Tuilagi inside the first minute.

Manu Tuilagi was involved in a quick play designed to up the tempo against Ireland

There could also be orders to take quick tap-and-go penalties and for Ben Youngs to provide fast service from the breakdown for Owen Farrell.

'There will always be times where France get what they want at times but we have got to make sure when we are in control of the tempo and pace that we play,' said Farrell.

'Of course we want to play at a fast pace because we think that is when we are at our best.' Lock Courtney Lawes added: 'We have a much more mobile and probably fitter pack, so we want to use that to our advantage. France like a bit of rest.

'If it's their lineout they can take the time, or put people down in terms of injury, that kind of stuff. Tie their shoelaces. They will want to have a slower game and short, sharp bursts, while we will want to get plenty of tempo.'